

Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic
54 minutes2019-04-14
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The history of the peplum genre, known as sword-and-sandal cinema, set in Antiquity, from the silent film era to the present day.
Cast

Julien Bocher
Self - Narrator (voice)

Hervé Lacroix
Self - Narrator (voice)

Damien Boisseau
Self - Narrator (voice)

Douglas Wick
Self - Film Producer

David Franzoni
Self - Screenwriter

Laurent Aknin
Self - Historian

Pierre Baron
Self - Historian

Claude Aziza
Self - Historian

Floren Fourcart
Self - Historian

Lou Ferrigno
Self - Actor

John Milius
Self - Filmmaker

Oliver Stone
Self - Filmmaker

Michael Douglas
Self - Actor (archive footage)

Russell Crowe
Self - Actor (archive footage)

Ridley Scott
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Charlton Heston
Self - Actor (archive footage)

Cecil B. DeMille
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Henri Chrétien
Self - Inventor (archive footage)

William Wyler
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Steve Reeves
Self - Actor (archive footage)

Elizabeth Taylor
Self - Actress (archive footage)
